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SONO TEK CORP (SOTK)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for SONO TEK CORP. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About SONO TEK CORP

Sono-Tek Corp designs and manufactures ultrasonic spray coating systems. Its products include fluxing systems, in-line coating systems, multi-axis coating systems, and OEM systems. The company serves industrial and manufacturing customers requiring precision coating applications.

Snapshot

Revenue
$20.9M
Revenue growth (YoY)
2.0%
Net income
$1.8M
Diluted EPS
$0.11
Gross margin
50.5%
Operating margin
8.7%
Net margin
8.6%
FCF margin
14.4%
ROE
9.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
37.6×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$76.9M
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended February 28, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Sono Tek

  • Revenue grew 2.0% to $21M in FY2026, slower than the 4.1% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 8.7% in FY2026, -7.5 pp against 16.2% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2027: revenue $6M, up 10.3% from Q1 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $3M in FY2026, 14.4% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 41.8% to $2M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Sono Tek’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin50.5%
87th percentile of 466
Operating margin8.7%
62nd percentile of 605
Net margin8.6%
71st percentile of 645
FCF margin14.4%
83rd percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+2.0%
40th percentile of 668
ROE9.1%
56th percentile of 600
P/E37.6×
76th percentile of 434
Short interest1.00d
1st percentile of 676

Sono Tek’s gross margin of 50.5% ranks in the 87th percentile of the 466 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 4 insider sales totaling $159,039. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+2 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
0 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
0
0 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$867,596
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$703,800115.0KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$163,79626.8KAdded

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
4
$159K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-30
filed 2026-08-03
Bagley Stephen JamesCFOSell8.3K$5.13$43K
2026-07-27
filed 2026-07-29
Bagley Stephen JamesCFOSell1.2K$5.08$6K
2026-07-23
filed 2026-07-27
Bagley Stephen JamesCFOSell3.5K$5.43$19K
2026-07-21
filed 2026-07-23
COCCIO CHRISTOPHER LDirectorSell17.0K$5.38$91K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
10.5K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-49.7%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
1.00
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
40.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1410.5K-49.7%1.00
2026-07-3120.9K-14.5%1.00
2026-07-1524.4K+129.0%1.00
2026-06-3010.7K+136.1%1.00
2026-06-154.5K-55.6%1.00
2026-05-2910.2K+16.1%1.00
2026-05-158.8K+93.3%1.00
2026-04-304.5K+10.0%1.00

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$20.9M$20.5M$19.7M$15.1M$11.7M
Gross profit$10.6M$9.7M$9.8M$7.7M$3.1M
Operating income$1.8M$1.0M$1.2M$682,991$1.9M
Net income$1.8M$1.3M$1.4M$635,905$2.5M
Diluted EPS$0.11$0.08$0.09$0.04$0.16

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$7.3M$5.2M$2.1M$3.4M$4.8M
Current assets$22.8M$19.0M$18.7M$16.6M$14.5M
Total assets$26.4M$23.4M$23.1M$20.2M$17.6M
Current liabilities$6.6M$5.5M$6.6M$5.5M$3.7M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$6.6M$5.6M$6.9M$5.5M$3.9M
Total equity$19.8M$17.8M$16.3M$14.6M$13.7M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$3.2M$525,019$1.2M$1.3M$2.3M
Capital expenditure$224,558$468,798$794,690$555,867$326,942
Free cash flow$3.0M$56,221$369,176$769,172$2.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2027$5.7M10.3%$741,168$0.05
Q4 FY2026$5.6M9.5%$557,044$0.04
Q3 FY2026$5.0M-3.6%$339,959$0.02
Q2 FY2026$5.2M0.0%$423,693$0.03
Q1 FY2026$5.1M2.0%$484,985$0.03
Q4 FY2025$5.1M7.4%$327,714$0.02
Q3 FY2025$5.2M-8.8%$274,178$0.02
Q2 FY2025$5.2M-8.5%$340,685$0.02

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended February 28, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2027 (ended May 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing1995
SEC CIK806172

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-05-28
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10-Q2026-07-08
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10-Q2026-01-13
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10-Q2025-10-14
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10-Q2025-07-10
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8-K2026-08-20
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8-K2026-07-08
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8-K2026-05-28
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.